Weather Records on 18 October 1959

246 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 18 October 1959. Highest significance: Huntingdon, CA.

Key Facts for 18 October 1959

On 18 October 1959, 246 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
64 were record highs and 101 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 1 monthly and 245 daily.
Huntingdon set a daily record snowfall of 7.6 cm (3.0 in) on 18 October 1959.
Across 167 earlier years (1794 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 435 records.

Record Map

246 stations

246 station records on 18 October 1959 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 18 October 1959: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Huntingdon	Canada	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Bodinayakkanur	India	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Back Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Coolesha	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Witbankfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Brome	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Parrsboro	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Longreach Post Office	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Lindfield	Australia	Record daily precipitation	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bell Falls	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Bamberg	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Weslaco	United States	Record low maximum temperature	20.6 C (69.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Coloso	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record low minimum temperature	16.7 C (62.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Chittur	India	Record daily precipitation	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Gumla	India	Record daily precipitation	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Yakutat AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Hanford 1 S	United States	Record high maximum temperature	36.1 C (97.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Harris	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Chelsea	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Husum	Germany	Record high maximum temperature	17.0 C (62.6 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Dadeville	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Moncure 3 SE	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	24 of 100 (Routine)
New Liskeard	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milledgeville	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Utsira Fyr	Norway	Record high minimum temperature	12.1 C (53.8 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Auburn	United States	Record high maximum temperature	33.3 C (91.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Porterville	United States	Record high maximum temperature	35.6 C (96.1 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Beaverlodge Cda	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Sherbrooke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Kustanai	Kazakhstan	Record low minimum temperature	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Rifle	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
St Andrews	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mogoca	Russia	Record daily precipitation	6.3 mm (0.25 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Bajan	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Barmer	India	Record daily precipitation	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mapumulo (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	21.4 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Perkins	Canada	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Banswara	India	Record daily precipitation	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Niekerkshoop (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	5.0 mm (0.20 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Langdon Exp Farm	United States	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Pokolbin 1 Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ocampo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Upper Stewiacke	Canada	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Brantford	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	3.3 C (37.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Macdonald College	Canada	Record daily snowfall	0.3 cm (0.1 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Palghat	India	Record daily precipitation	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Zitacuaro	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Tiger Creek Ph	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Inverness 3 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Carlton Brg	United States	Record daily precipitation	17.5 mm (0.7 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mikhailovka	Kazakhstan	Record daily precipitation	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fredrikstad (Sar)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Fallon Exp STN	United States	Record high maximum temperature	29.4 C (84.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Throckmorton	United States	Record low minimum temperature	1.1 C (34.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Matanuska Exp Farm	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Seward AP	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Nicolet	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Rodeo (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	17.8 C (64.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

246 records

Records set or tied on 18 October 1959 by type: Highest daily maximum 33, Lowest daily maximum 52, Highest daily minimum 31, Lowest daily minimum 49, Heaviest daily rainfall 49, Heaviest daily snowfall 31, Deepest snow cover 1.

Records on 18 October 1959 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	33
Lowest daily maximum	52
Highest daily minimum	31
Lowest daily minimum	49
Heaviest daily rainfall	49
Heaviest daily snowfall	31
Deepest snow cover	1

Records on 18 October 1959 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 1, daily 245.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

177 broken records

Margins by which the 177 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 89.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

18 October 1959

Top 20 records on 18 October 1959 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 October 1959	Huntingdon, CA	daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	88 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1959	Bodinayakkanur, IN	daily rain	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	76.8 mm (3.0 in)	9 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1959	Back Plains, AU	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	38.8 mm (1.5 in)	4 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1959	Coolesha, AU	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	25.7 mm (1.0 in)	24 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1959	Witbankfontein, ZA	daily rain	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	30 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1959	Brome, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 October 1959	Parrsboro, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	60 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Longreach Post Office, AU	daily low min	3.3 C (37.9 F)	4.4 C (7.9 F)	53 years	33 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Lindfield, AU	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	26 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Bell Falls, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	36 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Bamberg, DE	daily low min	-4.8 C (23.4 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	63 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Weslaco, US	daily low max	20.6 C (69.1 F)	5.5 C (9.9 F)	40 years	32 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Coloso, PR	daily low min	16.7 C (62.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	48 years	29 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Chittur, IN	daily rain	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	32 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Gumla, IN	daily rain	58.0 mm (2.3 in)	30.1 mm (1.2 in)	14 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Yakutat AP, US	daily low min	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	38 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Hanford 1 S, US	daily high max	36.1 C (97.0 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	56 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Harris, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	36 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Chelsea, CA	daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	32 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
18 October 1959	Husum, DE	daily high max	17.0 C (62.6 F)	0.1 C (0.2 F)	61 years	24 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1959

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1959. 1959 had 246 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-18 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1796	1
1799	1
1806	1
1807	1
1810	1
1811	2
1817	1
1832	1
1835	1
1836	1
1843	1
1846	2
1848	1
1849	1
1851	1
1852	1
1859	1
1863	1
1865	2
1866	2
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1874	4
1876	2
1877	2
1879	3
1881	1
1882	1
1883	2
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1892	4
1893	1
1894	3
1895	2
1897	6
1898	5
1899	12
1900	5
1901	5
1902	6
1903	9
1904	12
1905	27
1906	17
1907	11
1908	44
1909	23
1910	50
1911	22
1912	12
1913	26
1914	52
1915	12
1916	64
1917	109
1918	24
1919	31
1920	87
1921	87
1922	59
1923	114
1924	151
1925	153
1926	149
1927	309
1928	316
1929	190
1930	507
1931	350
1932	446
1933	264
1934	222
1935	360
1936	483
1937	671
1938	536
1939	475
1940	532
1941	240
1942	332
1943	844
1944	264
1945	398
1946	355
1947	965
1948	1,128
1949	665
1950	996
1951	325
1952	394
1953	678
1954	621
1955	403
1956	578
1957	220
1958	407
1959	246
1960	612
1961	362
1962	252
1963	492
1964	311
1965	1,066
1966	613
1967	405
1968	737
1969	789
1970	501
1971	1,199
1972	1,581
1973	789
1974	746
1975	779
1976	1,326
1977	533
1978	545
1979	555
1980	1,024
1981	680
1982	654
1983	684
1984	1,331
1985	831
1986	344
1987	518
1988	733
1989	1,196
1990	1,043
1991	999
1992	1,295
1993	1,051
1994	1,296
1995	1,227
1996	795
1997	1,240
1998	1,323
1999	773
2000	823
2001	818
2002	878
2003	1,097
2004	1,156
2005	755
2006	1,328
2007	1,298
2008	531
2009	1,546
2010	634
2011	736
2012	741
2013	430
2014	690
2015	915
2016	1,511
2017	590
2018	759
2019	346
2020	957
2021	387
2022	1,334
2023	693
2024	1,142
2025	367

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	149
20 to 40	17
40 to 60	5
60 to 80	4
80 to 100	2